Driver and passenger exterior door latch did not latch when door was closed. While the driver was turning right on a village street, both the driver and passenger doors opened unexpectedly. While in motion around the turn the driver attempted to close the door to avoid oncoming traffic. During the attempt to close the door, the car hit a tree on the right side of the road. A police report was filed. I suspect the stuck latch was due to water and/or dirt getting in the latch hinge.
Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 door locks problems
17 of the 897 owner complaints about the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 describe doors won't lock, open or latch, most of them for the 2008 model year.
- owner complaints
- 17
- worst model year
- 2008
- typical mileage
- 75,960
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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Major dash cracking above the instrument cluster on both sides of the dash hump. 3-4" crack on the left of the hump, approx 6-8" on the right. Another crack starting at the middle of the dash, going through the dash mounted speaker opening from the front vents all the way to the wood trim above the radio (6-8"). Another crack to the front left of the airbag, approx 2" long. Rattling on every little bump. I believe this has also compromised some of the electrical systems that control the door locks and windows. Several of the cracks were noticed in the morning before moving the vehicle and were not seen the previous night.
2008 chevrolet avalanche 1500. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle power door locks and tailgate power lock actuator mechanism failure. *smd the consumer stated the power door locks and tailgate power lock, would no lock or unlock.
When you hit a bump the door locks unlock and lock ABS lights come on says reduced power you maybe going 55 MPH then when you hit the bump you loose power maybe be lucky to go 5 MPH very very dangerous have spent a lot of money trying to figure out the problem should be a recall with all the complaints I have seen online about this problem I can't drive my truck afraid I will get killed
Engine dies, door locks start opening and closing, all dash lights go off, radio goes off,car starts on own 3 to 6 seconds, did this at 60 MPH and at 15 MPH.
Cracks in dash cover around air bag and over instrument cluster. No hard road hits, no junk on the dash. Heard a rattle, looked up there and found the cracks. Thousands of incidents across internet. Seat tracks rough sliding and motor failure. Outside mirror motor failure. I am the only driver and dont move seats much. Lack of use kills motors? Rear window leaking water due to plastic frame shrinking, cracking and leaving a gap. Only took the window out once before finding it leaking 2 years later due to the plastic frame shrink and crack. Door handles paint falling off in flakes. Fronts replaced by dealer at 17k. 38k rear handles started doing it. Dealers unwilling to do anything after 36k. 78k on truck now, making last 575.00 payment this month and truck needs thousands in repairs. I would have thought buying a 45k truck and using it as a family traveler it would be the last one I would have to buy since it is well cared for. These trucks are now know for problems and less appealing. Selling it isn't easy because of these continual issues gm failed to address. The truck was discontinued in 2013 most likely due to mfg defects and complaint ratios. All gm trucks have these issues from 07 through 2013.
I own a 2013 chevy avalanche. I have replaced all 4 chrome door handles due to them pulling away from the door where they attach at the rear portion.. This is a known and well documented problem with the body style. Today I had to pay to replace the drivers door handle for the 2nd time since I have owned the vehicle. I have now replaced 3 under warranty and had to pay for the other two. I am sure that this will continue to happen over the life of the vehicle and I don't feel I should have to pay every time an obvious manufacturers defect occurs.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet avalanche 1500. The contact noticed that the chrome paint was peeling from the door handle, causing a sharp texture. The contact sustained a hand injury from the failure. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the door handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.
The chrome coating on my interior door handles peels off and slices my finger. Has happened multiple times. This time was the worst.
Door locks on both driver and passenger side does not work with remote or with vehicle in drive.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 door locks
Which Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 years have doors won't lock, open or latch problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2008 (6 complaints), 2007 (5 complaints) and 2009 (3 complaints).
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